Dorreen railway station

Dorreen
inter-city rail
Location Dorreen, BC
Canada
Coordinates 54°50′20″N 128°20′45″W / 54.83889°N 128.34583°W / 54.83889; -128.34583 [1]
Line(s) Jasper – Prince Rupert train
Platforms 1
Construction
Platform levels 1
History
Opened 1912
Previous names Grand Trunk Pacific
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station
Jasper–Prince Rupert
toward Jasper

The Dorreen railway station is on the Canadian National Railway main line, located on the west bank of the Skeena River between Cedarvale and Terrace, British Columbia. The station is still served by Via Rail's Jasper – Prince Rupert train as a flag stop.[2]

History

The Dorreen railway station was established by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in 1912. A post office opened in 1925. The Canadian National Railway timetable in 1967 identified Dorreen as a 51 car siding, as of 1969 it was identified as a siding without passenger or freight service. The population of Dorreen was 37 in the 1956 census, 7 in the 1971 census, and there were 6 registered voters in the 1988 federal election.[1] The station is currently still in service as a flag stop.[3]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 "Dorreen". BC Geographical Names.
  2. ↑ http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/rockies-and-pacific/Dorreen
  3. ↑ http://www.viarail.ca/en/trains/rockies-and-pacific/jasper-prince-rupert/schedules


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